Reservoir Host Expansion of Hantavirus, China

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• Journal Article:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Personal Author:
  Fang, Li-Zhu ; Zhao, Li ; Wen, Hong-Ling ; Zhang, Zhen-Tang ; Liu, Jian-Wei ; He, Shu-Ting ; Xue, Zai-Feng ; Ma, Dong-Qiang ; Zhang, Xiao-Shuang ; Zhang, Yan ; Yu, Xue-jie
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• Description:
  Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is caused by hantavirus. During 1995–2005, China reported 20,000–50,000 cases of HFRS annually, which represents 90% of HFRS cases worldwide (1–3). In China, HFRS is caused mainly by 2 serotypes of hantavirus: Hantaan virus (HTNV) and Seoul virus (SEOV) (4). Pathogenic hantavirus serotypes are considered to be strictly associated with their serotype-specific reservoir hosts. HTNV is associated with the striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius), and SEOV is associated with the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) and the black rat (Rattus rattus) (4,5). HTNV causes a severe form of HFRS, characterized by renal failure that in some cases is followed by pulmonary edema and disseminated intravascular coagulation; the estimated death rate is 5%–15%. SEOV causes a moderate form of HFRS (6).
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Disease Reservoirs/virology
  • Genes, Viral
  • Hantavirus
  • Hantavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Hantavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Hantavirus Infections / veterinary
  • Molecular Diagnostic Techniques
  • Rodent Diseases / epidemiology
  • Rodent Diseases / virology
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• Keywords:
  • Rodents
• Series:
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140960
• ISSN:
  1080-6059 (digital) ; 1080-6040 (print)
• Pubmed ID:
  25531113
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4285249
• Document Type:
  Text ; Journal Article
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  China
• Rights:
  Public Domain
• Topic:
  Diseases & Conditions
• Location:
  Asia
• Volume:
  21
• Issue:
  1
• Citation:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 21(1):170-171.
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/26687/cdc_26687_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 297.73 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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